Best of The Press 2015 – Photo Gallery

Check out the 2015 Best of the Press photo gallery – a collection of some of our student’s best work over the past two semesters…

As the night drags on, guests show their silly side while photos were taken to remember this memorial evening at the Pump House theatre in Calgary on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. This french style dinner is celebrated around the world, with over 2,500 guests at the Calgary location this year. (Photo by Chelsie Balderson/SAIT Polytechnic)

Hyu Jin Lee of the SAIT Trojans reacts to a missed pass on the Cohos Commons Field at SAIT on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. The SAIT Trojans squared off against the Olds Broncos and won 4-0. (Photo by Brad Harapiak/The Press)

Professional fighter, left, Shai Lindsey attempts to knock out Louie Grover at the Markin McPhail Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Hard Knocks Fighting Championship is a Western Canadian grassroots movement that hosts amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) fights across the country. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

Patrons wander around the corn maze at the Autumn Pumpkin Festival just south of Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. The festival, which is scheduled to run for four weekends from Sept. 27 to Oct. 19, features family friendly activities from tractor train rides to feeding an elevated goat. (Photo by Nathan Muszynski/SAIT Polytechnic)

Daniel Roberts points out a fish in the trout pond to his daughter, Isabella, during Bow Habitat Station’s fifth birthday in Calgary, Alta. on Oct. 4, 2014. “She didn’t want to fish today so we just watched,” said Roberts, who visits the Station regular with his daughter. (Photo by Amanda Siebert/The Press)

Students pet a bulldog as part of Mental Health Week at Heritage Hall in Calgary on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. The Pet-a-puppy event is wildly popular at SAIT Polytechnic, with lineups regularly exceeding over 100 people to pet dogs during the school day. (Photo by Aryn Toombs/The Press)

Ian Fretts hits the heavy bag at Mike Miles Muay Thai gym in Calgary on Oct. 7, 2014. Fretts has been practicing Muay Thai for six years and is only two levels away from obtaining his black belt. (Photo by Amanda Siebert/SAIT Polytechnic)

Annika MacKenzie, 14, is a budding long-distance track star and Calgary Track and Field (CALTAF) athlete. She loves training, but has been hindered by a painful knee injury caused by her growth and active lifestyle. She is still attending practices, but working more on core and hip strength, as further damage from impact sports could result in permanent deformities. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/SAIT Polytechnic)

Mount Royal students gather to protest the tuition hikes planned for next semester in front of East Hall at Mount Royal in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Core programs such as business, nursing, and sciences are expecting price rises of hundreds of dollars per class because of government funding cuts. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/The Press)

Tamara Lee, a long-time resident of Kensington, poses in front of the mural she painted on the wall of the historic Ant Hill building in Calgary on Oct. 16, 2014, during an event hosted by Battistella Developments where community members were invited to paint a mural on the building before its demolition. “I can’t believe they are letting us do this, it is so cool,” exclaimed Lee after completing her portion of the mural. (Photo by Amanda Siebert/The Press)

Zombies attack their fearless leader at the Zombie Walk in Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Zombie Walk is a non-profit event where regular Calgarians dress up as zombies and walk around downtown. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

Trojan’s women’s soccer team lost 4-0 to Medicine Hat in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Medicine Hat’s goalie Julie Devine ‘left’ dives just in time to save it from Michelle MacKinnon (Photo by Liam Alexander Glass/The Press)

Rattler, Bruno Reinosa, takes a fall during the last season game at the Cohos Commons Field in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. SAIT Trojans tied the Medicine Hat Rattlers in the last season game, but will not be going to the playoffs. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

Marty Birky, head coach of the SAIT Trojans men’s basketball team, jumps and yells after a missed call against the Red Deer Kings at SAIT in Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. Red Deer defeated the Trojans 87-70. (Photo by Brad Harapiak/The Press)

Polly Knowlton Crockett walks through a natural environment park that she helped conserve, sign, and integrate in the community in Brentwood in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. She recently finished her PhD in environmental education, with a focus on the interaction between humans and the environment in urban settings. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/The Press)

Andrew Maclachlan a husband and father of two preparing dinner in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. As a commercial realtor he spends a lot of time in his home office, his favourite hobby is to cook. “Even cooking the most common meals is fun” (Photo by Megan Bjornson/SAIT Polytechnic)

Chef Syuuichirou Tsukakoshi inside his restaurant in downtown Tokyo on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Tsukakoshi spent three months in Minnesota teaching American chefs how to prepare traditional Japanese meals. He is bored of cooking “the same thing everyday” in Tokyo and wants to travel the world. (Photo by Nathan Muszynski/The Press)

First-year automotive service technology student Julia Fowler takes a break from class on Nov. 7, 2014. Fowler is one of few students in her program but sets herself apart with a purple toolbox and a few token pink tools. (Photo by Amanda Siebert/SAIT Polytechnic)

Emily McIlroy, who placed 26th out of over 100 girls at cross-country running national championships, gasps for air after finishing her race at Confederation Park in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. Canada’s top runners competed in the event hosted by SAIT, with the women running five kilometres and the men eight. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/SAIT Polytechnic)

Josh Heuving, centre, is treated after collapsing at the finish line of the Cross-country National Running Championship at Confederation Park in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. Heaving, who finished 69th, was later transported to hospital by EMS. Cross-country runners from across Canada were hosted by the SAIT Trojans in the national championship. (Photo by Aryn Toombs/The Press)

Karen Halpen lays roses down in front of the cross commemorating her uncle in the field of crosses in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. More than 3000 crosses honour soldiers from southern Alberta that died in wars, ranging from the Boer War in 1899 to the present-day United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/The Press)

Many Calgarians and their beloved animals, take time to remember those who fought for our freedom, while they walk through the field of crosses on Memorial drive on Tuesday Nov. 11, 2014.(Photo by Victoria Du Bois/The Press)

U of C Dinos mascot Rex makes friends with three young Dinos fans during the Hardy Cup final with against the Manitoba Bisons at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The Bisons prevailed by a score of 27-15. (Photo by Zachary Cormier/The Press)

Cheyenne Eagle, left, of the SAIT Trojans lunges across the crease to make a save against Becky Wall of the NAIT Ooks during regular season action at the Campus Centre arena on SAIT Campus in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The Trojans fell to the Ooks by a score of 2-0. (Photo by Zachary Cormier/The Press)

The SAIT Trojans cheer after scoring the first point at the Campus Centre at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The SAIT Trojans’ Men’s team won over the Olds College Broncos, 3-0. (Photo by Aryn Toombs/The Press)

Danza Ali, right, and Rahim Aminzada show their support at the Glow in the Dark rally in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Community residents organized the support rally, which drew a crowd of approximately 300 people, for a 17 year-old girl who was sexually assaulted at the bus stop on Nov 14, 2014. (Photo by Carys Richards/The Press)

The SAIT Trojans women’s hockey team prepares for the game at the SAIT arena in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. The Trojans won against the Grant MacEwan University Griffins in a shootout after a close game. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/The Press)

Locals enjoy the last of warm days, skating at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. A young girl tries skating for the first time and doesn’t like the cold or the hard surface every time she falls. “Maybe she will try again next year” Says the mother. (Photo by Megan Bjornson/The Press)

By mid-afternoon on a Monday, some Calgarians are so tired that they will sleep anywhere, including the public benches in TD Square mall in Calgary on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Such relaxation can be amusing to some. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

Tom O’Reilly performs a backside 5050 in Calgary on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. O’Reilly is currently traveling throughout Canada and the USA snowboarding. (Photo by Liam Alexander Glass/The Press)

After playing a friendly game of hockey, Ryan Griffiths stakes around with a puck at the Glendale Meadows Community rink in Calgary on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Griffiths friends were huddled inside a heated room in the community centre warming up before leaving for the night to get food and go home. (Photo by Nathan Muszynski/The Press)

SAIT Trojan Alex Pasemko, centre, dives for a drive at the Campus Centre at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. The SAIT Trojans won over the Ambrose College Lions, 3-0. (Photo by Aryn Toombs/The Press)

Soney Arthurs raises his arms in victory, having just climbed to the top of a ice carving in the shape of a throne during the Symons Valley Rance Ice Festival in Calgary on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. The festivities included an ice carving contest, skating rink, playground, and bonfire. (Photo by Carys Richards/The Press)

A contestant competes in the ‘best vogue” category at the Xxxpose Ball, hosted by The Bad Girls Club YYC at Dickens Pub in Calgary on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Contestants walked, danced, and vogued their way to prizes in four different categories, which included icons of the runway, most bizarre, sex sirens, and best “vogueing” performance. (Photo by Amanda Siebert/The Press)

Zack Deacon, left, spikes the ball past Nathan Goss and Brett Bolin at SAIT in Calgary on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. close out the win with a 25-12 victory in Set 3. (Photo by Liam Alexander Glass/The Press)

SAIT Trojans play Olds Broncos in Calgary on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Kayla Nixon bumps the ball and celebrates the winning point for the Trojans.(Photo by Megan Bjornson/The Press)

Calgary Flames Alumni play Theo Fleury, left, swaps jerseys with Nathan’s Heroes player Jeremy Luu before the second period during the Nathan O’Brien charity hockey game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The game was put on in support of the Nathan O’Brien Children’s Foundation and featured a game between the Calgary Flames Alumni and Nathan’s Heroes, a team made up of MLA’s, members of the Calgary Police Services and various other local celebrities. (Photo by Zachary Cormier/The Press)

Liberal party supporter and volunteer Gerard Sinanan takes a selfie with Justin Trudeau after Trudeau’s speech at the Kirby Centre in Calgary on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Trudeau came to Calgary to gather support for local candidates as well as for the Liberal party in general, as this year is an election year for Canada. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

Medical Laboratory Technician instructor Ren Roque poses for a portrait in between teaching classes on electrophoresis in a lab on SAIT campus in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Roque decided to become a lab tech to have a stable job, and his daughter is now following in his footsteps. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/SAIT Polytechnic)

Hayley Black skates at the Trojans Arena on SAIT campus in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The class was there for a field trip to learn how to skate. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/SAIT Polytechnic)

Professional cooking student Chris Armstrong places a napkin on its place on a table in preparation for guests to arrive at the Highwood Dining Room in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Even though Armstrong is enrolled in the professional cooking program, the food and beverage service class sees students preparing the front of the house for diners. Armstrong decided to enter SAIT’s cooking program after she became a teaching assistant for her cooking instructor in high school. She plans to pursue her baking apprenticeship and become a journeyman. She hopes to use the universality of her skill set to travel all over the world, working in a location for a few years before moving on and finding a new place to live. (Photo by Nathan Muszynski/The Press)

Medical laboratory assistant student Catherine Ancheta has trouble taking blood from her classmate Celestina Oleri in the Senator Burns Building in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Students in this 12-week program have their blood taken weekly by their classmates, so that they are practiced at it when they enter the workforce. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

Second-year aircraft maintenance engineer technology student Ravi Bachhal, centre, poses with Morgan Buchner, right, and Braedon Anderson in front of Bombardier Challenger 600 at the Art Smith Aero Centre in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The aircraft maintenance students work on a variety of different aircraft, including large passenger jets and helicopters. (Photo by Aryn Toombs/The Press)

Lifeguard Kerrin Collie watches over an empty pool moments before closing the facility in the SAIT Campus Centre in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Besides being a lifeguard, Collie is also a second-year travel and tourism student at SAIT Polytechnic.(Photo by Carys Richards/The Press)

Catholic priest Father Sajo Jacob poses for a portrait in the Irene Lewis Atrium in the Stan Grad Centre on SAIT campus in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Father Sajo says mass every Wednesday at 11:45 p.m. in the interfaith centre. (Photo by Yasmin Mayne/The Press)

A single students walks past the glowing wall display in the Aldred Centre at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The Aldred Centre is the largest building complex on campus. (Photo by Carys Richards/The Press)

Piyush Laroiya (left), Jagshir Lammay, Harsh Sharma, and Sandeep Phull play basketball on the half-melted ice rink in Whitehorn in Calgary on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. The unusually warm day was 12 degrees above zero, and the boys persevered despite the freezing water and slush on the court. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/SAIT Polytechnic)

Zafeer Velji practices his moves with a soccer ball on an unusually warm winter day in Calgary on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. He aspires to one day be as good at juggling the ball as the people in the youtube videos he watches, but knows that it will take a lot of practice. (Photo by Mikaela MacKenzie/The Press)

Kendal Kuntz poses in the Campus Centre at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Kuntz was a guard on the SAIT Trojans women’s basketball team for the 2014-2015 season. (Photo by Aryn Toombs/The Press)

A group takes their road bikes out for their traditional sunday ride in Calgary on Sunday, March 8, 2015. The groups favourite spot to ride is through spring bank so they can see the mountains as the ride. (Photo by Megan Bjornson/The Press)

Calgary’s great weather on Sunday March 8, 2015 allows for a great time for bonding with all of your friends, including the ones with fur. Most patios along 17th Ave were open for business and allowed customers to keep their dogs on a short leash while they enjoyed their lunch. (Photo by Victoria Du Bois/The Press)

Kendell Kuntz of the SAIT Trojans women’s basketball team poses for a portrait in the SAIT campus centre gym in Calgary on Monday, March 9, 2015. Kuntz and the Trojans finished the basketball season second in the Alberta College Athletics Conference. (Photo by Brad Harapiak/The Press)